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Grumpaw
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Dave...we're watching you.....
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You reached way back for that one brother Steve..................Dave...we're watching you.....
I wasn't going to say the words, but damnit, you made me do it...........
"All these worlds are yours, except Europa. Attempt no landing there".
(That should give the youngin's here something to search for)
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raytwntrvlr
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Newbie here, came for info and got lots of good stuff. But after a coupla weeks blocked one guy. YUP!
Glad you have come back and appreciate all the good friends and info to be shared on this MB.
Glad you have come back and appreciate all the good friends and info to be shared on this MB.
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? So that's what that red glow has been over my house? Here I thought it was this all along.Dave...we're watching you.....
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The special effects in that movie still hold up today, watched a good bit of it a few months back , still wowed me , and I hate that kind of music but it fit perfectly...You reached way back for that one brother Steve..................
I wasn't going to say the words, but damnit, you made me do it...........
"All these worlds are yours. Except Europa. Attempt no landing there".
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Almost sent out a search party for you figured you got lost again!
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I just think Dave went on a covert damper inspection tour. Even though he’s right about RP it’s still a great cover story.
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It was a movie before it's time IMHO. BTW, did you notice that the name for the computer HAL is just one letter below on the alphabet spelling "IBM".
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MountainGoat
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Dave is back and RP is gone. Great day for the forum as far as I'm concerned.
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Good to see you back Dave!
I assumed you were at the Annual Snake Oil Sellers convention, but when I called and asked they said even they don't let Tailgate Damper pushers in.
I assumed you were at the Annual Snake Oil Sellers convention, but when I called and asked they said even they don't let Tailgate Damper pushers in.
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You stopped checking early then. His redeeming moment was when he whipped out the 303 spray and a shamwowGood to see you back Dave!
I assumed you were at the Annual Snake Oil Sellers convention, but when I called and asked they said even they don't let Tailgate Damper pushers in.
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First off I want to thank everyone who messaged me concerned. I really do appreciate it and still need to get back to a few as I haven’t had time to reply to everyone yet.
One of the main reasons was I found myself not being able to do my job here without being upset at a certain member. Me and RP have had our share of disagreements and there was some arguing between us a few weeks ago. After stepping back for a day I thought it would be best for myself and the forum if I stepped away for a few more days (which turned into weeks) because it wasn’t doing anyone any good. I can’t be a hypocrite and tell other to “move on” in a thread when I’m not myself. As time went on found myself not even checking in and only answering my PM’s because I watched the quality of his and some others posts and threads really getting out of hand. I’ll be honest here I almost deleted my whole account but I had a few members here talk me down and said to wait things out a little longer. You know who you are and I thank you for that!!!
Many (if not all) have no idea what me, Rob and the Admin do behind the scenes to keep and make this place run smoothly. You don’t see the deleted posts or threads, the flagged reports or the endless PM’s about RP’s (and others) behavior. You didn’t see his post targeting me and undermining every move I made on here and his PM’s to me telling me to “stop hiding behind my Mod status”. ALL are against forum rules as that’s targeting a staff member but I let them all go. I even gave his a 1 week ban in hopes he’d cool off. I’ve had MANY really good members PM me saying they were done posting here because they can’t stand his constant snarky remarks towards them and some have and are leaving for good.
I’m sure most have seen by now that RP has been banned, I found out last night when a member messaged me. I know he has his “cronies” (his words towards me) and I’m sure you’ll all be mad but take a step back, clear your head and reread some of his posts/threads and ask yourself if his behavior is acceptable? Sure some where funny remarks and yes I even found myself laughing once in a while but it was to the point where they were getting rude towards others. Others have been banned for much less or have had their posting privileges either needing approval or banned from certain areas. What I’m getting at is that he’s had 9 lives and used them all up. I (or any of the staff) want this but it’s sometimes necessary to keep things moving along smoothly. Normally discussing a banned member is a no no but I felt this one was necessary to clear the air and make sure the forum doesn’t get disrupted by it. I don’t want the comments to turn into a Q&A and I know some will blame me and that’s fine because in the end all the staff are doing is trying to keep this a fun and informative forum for everyone to enjoy.
One last thing I want to touch on since this is already a long post now (you all know I can’t shut up once I get going lol) is the belittling of others. Some need to remember not everyone was brought up with a father, brother or friends who were mechanically inclined. I’ve seen some really hurtful posts and just because it’s obvious to you doesn’t mean it is to everyone else. I was lucky to have a lot of friends who wrenched on vehicles, motorcycles and snowmobiles so I learned a lot from them. Not everyone had that and something simple like changing the oil can be intimidating to them. This only keeps good posters from asking questions and others looking on fearing they’ll be criticized for asking them too. I do encourage members to discuss and disagree with each other but there’s no reason to be rude or troll another member because he/she doesn’t agree with you. These things will not be tolerated and don’t add anything of substance to the forum. Many of us came from the Tacoma World forum so I know you can relate.
I hope this clears the air and we can all go on enjoying this forum and our love for our Rangers. As always you can message any of us staff members with questions or concerns. If you made it this far you all need to find something better to do. ?
Heck, I just thought you were taking a well deserved vacation as nothing was being mentioned. No explanation necessary.
Don't let the crap bother you as it's not worth loosing sleep over. I'm a veteran of the 'internet wars' to the point of being physically stalked - now that's unnerving. 'Clown' must have tracked me through Facebook as I mistakenly had forgotten about him/crew long ago. At least I know what area he lives in now - yep, been off of Facebook for quite a while.
We discussed privately the well deserved (mostly private) 'thrashing' I gave the admins and mods over at allpar before being kicked off not long ago. Allpar is a shadow of its former self since Verticalscope bought it - can't help but wonder why.
Ranger 5g is an attractive, well managed board, no doubt about it. Wondering what this board will morph into down the road?
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